Take Five Interview with Michael Leavitt, Former Utah Governor and HHS Secretary
Mike Leavitt is the founder of Leavitt Partners, where he helps clients navigate the future as they transition to new and better models of health care. In previous roles, Leavitt served in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush (as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary of Health and Human Services) and as…Read More…
Have You Had The ‘Conversation of Your Life?’
At the Quality Institute, we’re changing the culture around end-of-life care. In libraries and senior centers, town halls and houses of worship, parks and colleges, we’re bringing people together for education — and for thoughtful conversations that provide clarity to loved ones. We started Conversation of Your Life (COYL) in 2014 with three mayors and today…Read More…
Pioneering Midwife Joins Quality Institute Board
We are thrilled that Linda Sloan Locke, CNM, MPH, LSW, has joined the Quality Institute’s Board of Directors, and we are so pleased to introduce her to our members. Linda’s experience and passion for maternal child health make her a valuable addition to our leadership. As you can read in the Take Five below, Linda…Read More…
Take Five Interview with the Quality Institute’s Newest Board Member, Linda Sloan Locke, CNM, MPH, LSW
Linda Sloan Locke, CNM, MPH, LSW, combines her experience in social work, midwifery, public health, and nursing in direct service to underserved populations. She recently joined the Quality Institute’s Board of Directors. What drew you to becoming a midwife? I have been a midwife for 44 years. So, the 1970s was when I began thinking…Read More…
Take Five with Matt D’Oria, Director, Medicaid Policy Center
Matt D’Oria is Director of the Quality Institute’s Medicaid Policy Center (MPC). He also is a former Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health. He talked with Take Five about the creation of the MPC. Why did the Quality Institute create a Medicaid Policy Center? The Quality Institute has been around for over…Read More…
Extend Medicaid Coverage for New Moms
Recently I was invited to share testimony in Trenton on a package of bills to improve outcomes for new mothers and their babies. I provided testimony to both the Assembly and the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committees. As the state explores ways to reduce maternal deaths, one overarching change seems absolutely necessary:…Read More…
Big Push To Make Medicaid In New Jersey More Effective and Efficient
Published on NJSpotlight.com Experts largely agree on steps New Jersey should take to create a more effective and efficient Medicaid system and reform plans have already been drafted for some changes, like reforming how doctors are paid for their care and improving services for those with complex needs. Now state officials have launched an office…Read More…
Experts: Hospital Charges Can Be Confusing, But Necessary
Published on the Intelligencer.com On Jan. 1, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began requiring all hospitals across the country to post machine-readable lists of their standard charges, also known as chargemasters, on their websites. $106,744.84 That’s the difference between the top charge for the same thing at two area hospitals. At St….Read More…
Health Care Half of Area Hospitals Take Part in Leapfrog Survey
Published in Philadelphia Business Journal.com The number of area hospitals reporting safety and outcome data to the Leapfrog Group continued to climb last year to a new record level. Thirty hospitals — out of a possible 55 — in southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware submitted survey data, according to the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition of Health. The…Read More…